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Stone Sculpture and Landscape Painting Courses in Italy www.tuscanystudy.com

Study with master artists in a picturesque Mediterranean setting and see some of Italy's best art during this intensive workshop.

10/05/2020

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18/06/2019

⁣The first Tuscany Study course of 2019 has been completed!
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An entire group of students from Nipissing University (Located in North Bay, Canada) came to Carrara to learn how to carve stone with us. They were such an ethusiastic and hardworking bunch! It was truly a pleasure to teach them.⠀
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Now, it is time to prepare for the second course! @ Carrara, Italy

15/05/2019

2014/15 Artist-in-Residence Josh Henderson uses a large angle grinder to rough-contour his sculpture before setting it up with a pointing machine. The safe use of large power tools is an effective way to remove many days of hand labor from your carving project.

11/05/2019

There are only a few weeks left before Tuscany Study 2019 Workshop commences. Our team is very excited to return to Carrara and are ready to give all of our attendees a carving experience that they won’t soon forget! ⁣
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This image is one from the archives. Zoë Suenson-Taylor is seen here creating a piece with us in 2013. She is enlarging a model, that she brought over to Italy, using a method that involves points and calipers. ⁣
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The little raised mounds of mastic resin, that can be seen on her model to the left, are created so that a new carver won’t hit their final surface until they are absolutely ready to do so.

13/02/2019

Hello! We are producing a video channel about stone sculpture. In this series, we will interview artists, produce carving tutorials, speak with art historians and so much more. Our full length videos will be between 3-15 minutes. We have lots of editing to do! Therefore, we will be uploading small teaser clips onto Sculpting Stone until we are done.
————————————————————————We had the privilege to meet up with the highly talented stone sculptor Richie Healy ( ) at his Dublin-based "D15 Studios". In this clip, he can be seen expertly carving a floral detail into a gorgeous piece of Kilkenny limestone from McKeon Stone (McKeonStone). The sonorous ring of this monumental-grade stone and the uniform color are both characteristics of this material. You can see that planning, creating precise drawings and having a razor sharp chisel are essential.
We look forward to visiting him again for a more comprehensive look into his personal studio practice as well as that of the other talented carvers at D15 Studios

04/02/2019

This is a scholarship opportunity for our Tuscany Study course this summer....The Mary Beth Gutkowski Scholarship is available to serious students of sculpture to further their technical ability in stone carving with expert artists and artisans at a professional sculpture workshop in Carrara, Italy (June 19-28, 2019; details at (www.tuscanystudy.com) or at (https://carvingstudio.org/residencies/ ).The scholarship of $3,500 covers the tuition and housing for a 10-day residency.

To apply for a merit scholarship, please submit up to 10 images of your work, resume/biography, and a statement of how this will impact your development as an artist by March 2, 2019 to [email protected] or The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, P.O. Box 495, West Rutland, VT 05777. Applicants are required to be CSSC members ($35).

16/12/2018

One of the most skilled artisans in Carrara, Massimo Baldoni, takes measurements with a pointing machine to reproduce a sculpture by Adolfo Wildt (1868-1931). We will teach the pointing machine in a specialized workshop June 19-28 (link in bio).

14/12/2018

The sun sets at the studio after another long, summer day spent sculpting in view of the Apuan Alps. As we approach the December solstice we are looking forward to being in Carrara for the one in June!

13/12/2018

I’ve started creating a video series about stone sculpture! We will be interviewing, sculptors, artists, artisans, historians, geologists, tool fabricators and anyone else associated with the marble industry. Check out my page to see the many teasers that I will be posting until the editing of the full-length videos is complete. If you have any suggested topics or ideas for videos, feel free to let me know.

28/11/2018

Enrollment is open! Spots have already been taken and only a few more remain. Visit www.TuscanyStudy.com for more information or message us via the website if you’d like to ask any questions about the course.

10/11/2018

Enrollment will be opening soon for Tuscany Study 2019! Who wants to come carve marble in Carrara, Italy during June? @ Carrara, Italy

07/11/2018

Time lapse from summer 2018 with the NYAA Merit award winners. .art

03/11/2018

The marble sculpture Mecca could have been in a much uglier place, but as it turns out, Carrara is surrounded by incredible vistas, with mountains rising steeply just a stone’s throw from the Mediterranean. With weekends free and sunlight until 9pm in June, our workshop participants use their down time to go to the beach or explore the many beautiful, local points of interest. @ Carrara, Italy

01/11/2018

Heena Kim, recipient of the 2014 ABC Worldwide Stone Merit Award. Developed one of her baby series into a larger-than-life-size stone sculpture in Portuguese pink Rosa Aurora Marble. We were all impressed by her bravura and hard work! @ Carrara - Marina De Carrara

16/10/2018

Stone carving talent Giarrizzo works on a life-sized, double-figured sculpture for his 2018 artist residency in Carrara with the and . Gianluca and .art used their time in Italy to deepen their knowledge of stone carving and to develop a broad arsenal of tools and techniques.
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14/10/2018

Getting back to basics in Carrara with some architectural carving. Planes and geometrical constructions are the first thing stone sculptors are taught in a traditional apprenticeship program. Few subjects are more demanding: your eye can see immediately when a line is not straight, or a plane not perfectly flat. For this reason, we encourage beginning carvers to "cut their teeth" on some basic geometric forms such as a cornice or mortar. If you can complete that exercise, you will have a foundation of solid chiseling skills which can be used to sculpt just about anything else. #мраморнаяскульптура #大理石の彫刻 #大理石雕塑

11/10/2018

Via Martiri del Lavoro: "Road of those who died on the job," or "Work Martyrs." In Carrara, the dangerous legacy of quarrying is a perpetual specter over every step of the process required to violently extract a giant piece of three-hundred-million-year-old earth marrow by tiny humans, crane it, cut it, and truck it to the lowlands, where eventually a crumb may end up on your work table. Last year, five quarrymen died doing this. It is with this awareness that we cultivate a respectful approach for each block of marble we have the good fortune to sculpt.

10/10/2018

Apprenticeship has changed little over the centuries...under the watchful gaze of Venus, young Nicolò Corsanini diligently wet sands the back of a statuary marble sculpture in his father's workshop. This, of course, is an upgrade from his previous job of sweeping the floor. When he has mastered these tasks, he may be entrusted with a hammer and chisel. Food for thought whenever we feel impatient about our progress in stone sculpture: it's an art form that requires—and merits—a long, rich journey.

04/10/2018

An onyx sculpture-in-progress by .art, one of the talented recipients of the from the . This residency, sponsored generously by , allowed him to experience an entire month of carving in Carrara! @ Carrara, Italy

09/12/2017

ENROLLMENT OPEN for 2018 courses! Early Bird discount through December 21, 2017. More details on our new website: www.tuscanystudy.com.

04/12/2017

Tools of the trade: a selection of frequently used stone sculpture instruments. Generally speaking, they are either percussive or abrasive, but all do the same thing: help you realize your internal vision in stone!

03/12/2017

Sunday is funday! Workshop students have the day off to rest their bodies and explore the region, whether heading up to the mountains, visiting local cities such as Lucca, Genoa and Pisa, or soaking up sun on the Mediterranean.

02/12/2017

Use of the hand drill is an ancient technique still employed today for creating depth in delicate areas. Mario Cozzi expertly spins it to finish off a lion's nostril.

01/12/2017

Travertine is easier to carve than marble and is very porous. Because of this, absolute tool control is necessary.

30/11/2017

Just one of the many highlights of our field trip to Staglieno Cemetery: a skeleton carved out of a single block of marble.

29/11/2017

On your free time... you can take a trip to some of the picturesque local mountain villages, such as Nicola, shown here with the Mediterranean in the background.

28/11/2017

Sculptor and Tuscany Study Assistant Instructor Kellie Pereira, working on her sculpture at the studio.

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Hello! We are producing a video channel about stone sculpture. In this series, we will interview artists, produce carving tutorials, speak with art historians and so much more. Our full length videos will be between 3-15 minutes. We have lots of editing to do! Therefore, we will be uploading small teaser clips onto Sculpting Stone until we are done. ————————————————————————We had the privilege to meet up with the highly talented stone sculptor Richie Healy (@richie_healy_sculptures ) at his Dublin-based "D15 Studios". In this clip, he can be seen expertly carving a floral detail into a gorgeous piece of Kilkenny limestone from McKeon Stone (McKeonStone). The sonorous ring of this monumental-grade stone and the uniform color are both characteristics of this material. You can see that planning, creating precise drawings and having a razor sharp chisel are essential. We look forward to visiting him again for a more comprehensive look into his personal studio practice as well as that of the other talented carvers at D15 Studios

I’ve started creating a video series about stone sculpture! We will be interviewing, sculptors, artists, artisans, historians, geologists, tool fabricators and anyone else associated with the marble industry. Check out my page @sculptingstone to see the many teasers that I will be posting until the editing of the full-length videos is complete. If you have any suggested topics or ideas for videos, feel free to let me know.

Time lapse from summer 2018 with the NYAA Merit award winners. @arngrimur.art @gianlucagiarrizzo

The point is an essential item in your tool kit. The first style of metal chisel, already in use at least 4,000 years ago by ancient Egyptians, is still the workhorse of stone sculpture today. #figuresculpture #art #artwork #sculpture #sculptor #stonecarving #stone #carving #marble #Carrara #Italy #TuscanyStudy #Tuscany #workshop

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